1971, laboratory book costing 17 and a half pence. On the 14th of February 1971, the U.K. adopted the decimal form of currency, whereas this book begins in October 1971, hence the decimal currency. (In the old currency, it would not be normal to refer to more than 12 pence, since 12 pence made a shilling)
Difficulties in achieving an adequate vacuum, due to helium leak valve “mysteriously” open.
This weeks thought… definitely a Monday. Yes. Indeed. Mmm
Open day and control logic. The Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science held regular open days to show the work in progress.
Coffee meeting with Prof H. Professor Robert Honeycombe was at the time the only Professor in the Department.
Sums and ion pairs
Go home for Easter. Come back from home. More or less back.
Homemade electron multiplier
Baked microscope
Much discussion with Mike Southon (and unknown others) re Paul Fund Money (Paul Instrument Fund, Royal Society), as Pashley & Anderson visiting to …..